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Forbes contributor Katie Kelly Bell has included the Armenian sparkling wine in her list of top ten wines of 2023.

“This year’s list features a new Champagne from Moet & Chandon, a wine that might be the last bottling ever of its kind, a surprisingly delicate Syrah from Napa and a dark horse from Armenia,” Bell wrote. 

It’s about Armenia’s Keush Extremis Sparkling Wine, 2018.  “Established in 2013, this winery produces is the first method champenoise sparkling wine made with indigenous Armenian varietals. Crafted from high-elevation 120 year-old bush vines that have never been grafted, this delicate bubbly brings notes of peach raspberry with biscuity notes and a whiff of lemon cream. Made 100% Areni grapes are sourced from various growers in Khachik [village],” Katie Kelly Bell added.   

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